Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged

 Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged!

Pop star Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce are engaged. The pair announced the long-awaited news on their wedding day with an Instagram post, posted on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, sending fans into an ecstatic spin.

The announcement was shared through a series of photos from the proposal, snappily captioned, "Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married. The post racked up millions of likes almost immediately, a testament to the intense public interest in their relationship.

The Proposal Story

Although the couple announced the news on August 26, Travis Kelce's father, Ed Kelce, told fans they had gotten engaged "about two weeks ago in Lee Summit, Missouri, outside of Kansas City." Travis had initially thought about a bigger gesture, but his father and Taylor's father, Scott Swift, had encouraged him not to get too carried away and to keep it intimate.

The proposal took place in a pretty, pink and white flower garden. Travis took Taylor into the backyard of their home for a glass of wine before dinner, and proposed by going down on one knee. The newly engaged pair then shared the happy news with their families via FaceTime.

The Engagement Ring

Taylor Swift was gifted a gorgeous Art Deco-inspired engagement ring from Travis Kelce. At its center is an 8- to 10-carat old mine brilliant cut diamond, respected for its classic, romantic allure. The diamond sits on an 18-karat yellow gold band, complete with detailed filigree engravings and smaller accent diamonds.

Kelce co-designed the custom ring with Kindred Lubeck of Artifex Fine Jewelry. Value: It is considered the ring is worth between $550,000 and $1 million, depending on its size, quality, and the fact that it's custom-designed.

Relationship Timeline and Public Reaction

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The pair was fixed up in the summer of 2023 after the Kansas City Chiefs tight end famously revealed that he attempted to give Swift a friendship bracelet with his digits on it when she stopped by Arrowhead Stadium for a stop on the Eras Tour. He asked her out, she kept him waiting — but there they were, a couple for about a year.

Their romance first became public in September 2023, when Swift was spotted in the stands at a Chiefs game that she attended with his mom, Donna Kelce. They've since become regulars at each other's milestones; Swift at plenty of different contests, including the Super Bowl; Kelce cheering her from the crowd during her record-smashing tour.

Messages of congratulations poured in from relatives, friends, and fans after the engagement was announced. Ed Kelce said he was ecstatic to hear the news - "They are very much in love," he said. Donna K" lce had indicated "previously that her son was in a place of mind when she didn't feel football or contracts would be an issue.

Celebrity responses flowed on social media. Patrick and Brittany Mahomes were among the first to express their joy, saying that the couple was "two of the most real people we know." ThN.F..F" L., the Kansas City Chiefs, along with a raft of other sports and entertainment figures, also offered their congrats. Even political and royal figures hit the 'like' button on the couple's announcement post. As far as we know, the couple has not revealed any wedding details, including a date.